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Kia kotahi te hoe (To paddle as one)

Kia kotahi te hoe (To paddle as one) by Matt

A lot of people ask me, is it hard to be a member of an organisation where death is a real possibility?

Although that question has been asked many times it’s not until you are faced with the prospect of losing a friend do you really stop and think why am I apart of this organisation that potentially cou...

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CanTeen's Pacific Connection

Sam & Janice

CanTeen's Pacific Connection by Koral, Canterbury Member Support Manager

Samantha Ho was rushed over to New Zealand from Fiji with her older sister Janice and their father, Jason. She had a rapidly progressing cancer in her hip and was not able to be cared for appropriately in her home country.

Sam spent six months enduring intensive chemotherapy and surgery. During this time I (Koral) had the pleasure to meet them, and tell them about CanTeen and what we offer. While they were in NZ, Sa...

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Going to love me long times

Going to love me long times by Tammy , age 15

CanTeen put him through the Spirit of New Zealand and sail down to the Marlborough Sounds for 10 days. He did that and loved it so that made him become a voyager.

Hi, my name is Tammy, my brother and I we live in Tauranga. I am 15 years of age and my brother Hayden is 20. we got invoved in CanTeen our older brother Glendon was diagnosed with liver cancer in 19...

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The "New" Aeronwy by Aeronwy, age 19

I know most people think of chemotherapy patients as being skin and bone; bald people with a rasping cough and sunken eyes but I'm proof that this is not always the case.

“Am I going to die?” by April, age 18

I think back in the days, when I was happy. I had things going for me, I had lots of friends and I was even in a band. Things were starting to ‘kick off’!

Inseparable by By Keryn, , age 17

My twin brother Scott got diagnosed with Leukaemia when we were about to turn five. This meant that I spent most of my first year of primary school at the hospital with him.

A Positive Outlook by Kirsten, age 21

Cancer in her leg cut short a promising sporting career.

Cancer didn’t stop me. It just made me try harder. by Matt, age 20

I was 14 years old when I was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour (medullablastoma) which has a 20% survival rate.

Sometimes it's good to talk about it by Hannah, age 15

Not many people can pinpoint the exact moment their lives changed.

A Thousand Paper Cranes by Anon

My origami quest.

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